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Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 59.1 to 74
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4